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|familia=Styracaceae
|familia=Styracaceae
|genus=Styrax
|genus=Styrax
|species=benzoin
|species=benzoin
|taxo_author=Dryand.
|common_name=Benzoin
|common_name=Benzoin
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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'''''Styrax benzoin''''' is a species of tree native to [[Indonesia]] which is a main source of [[benzoin resin]]. It is a common member of the forests of [[Sumatra]], where it grows to about 12 meters in maximum height. It is also cultivated in West Africa as a shade tree.<ref>[http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.UPWTA.5_303&pgs= Aluka Reference]</ref>
Common names for the tree include '''gum benjamin tree''', '''loban'''(in Arabic), '''kemenyan'''(in Indonesia and Malaysia), '''onycha''', and '''Sumatra benzoin tree'''. <ref>[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?101794 GRIN Species Profile]</ref>
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
